Exercise #1 - Identifying Web Site Models
www.cisco.com : E-business
www.tacobell.com : E-Commerce
www.coke.com : E-Commerce
www.hotbot.com : E-business
www.etrade.com : E-Business
www.hotmail.com : E-Business
Exercise #2 - Make up a Company that needs a Web site
Type of Company : A business that advertises a certain persons music to be bought
Web Business Model : Non E-commerce Model
Exercise #3 - Create a Company Identity
Legal business entity : LLC
Company Name : Playright Music
Possible Web names : playrightmusic.net
Exercise #4 - Compare Web Host Prices and Services
0) What host provider did you evaluate? : EarthLink Gate.com
1) How much does it cost to host the domain name only? : $49.95 $9.95
2) How much is account setup including the InterNic Fee? : $11.95
3) What is the monthly cost to host a 50MB Web site? : $4.98
4) How much more are email accounts? : $4.95
5) Do they support secure pages? What is the cost? : Yes | $79/month
6) Do they support Real Audio/Video? How Much? : Yes | $140
7) Do they offer 24/7 toll free tech support? : Yes Yes
8) Which company offers the most features? : Gate.com
9) Would both companies meet your needs? : Yes
10) How hard was it to find the above information? : Really Hard Not that Hard
Exercise #5 - Check Your Company Web Names
Company Web Name : Playrightmusic.net
Exercise #6 - Determine How To Submit Web Sites
Name #1 : www.altavista.com
Add URL : http://www.altavista.com/cgi-bin/query?pg=addurl
Name #2 : www.google.com
Add URL : www.google.com/webmasters/tools/submit-url/?continue=/addurl
Name #3 : www.webcrawler.com
Add URL : www.webcrawler.com/add_free_url
Name #4 : www.msn.com
Add URL : https://ssl.bing.com/webmaster/SubmitSitePage.aspx
Name #5 : www.hotbot.com
Add URL : searchenginewatch.com/topic/hotbot_free_add_url
Name #6 : www.yahoo.com
Add URL : http://search.yahoo.com/info/submit.html
Exercise #7 - Bid Proposal
1) Main Page $500 Qty = 1
2) Standard Pages $150 Qty = 1
3) Menu Pages $75 Qty = 1
4) Clone Pages $75 Qty = 1
5) Form Pages $200 Qty = 0
6) Secure Form Pages $200 Qty = 1
7) Secure Transactions $300 Qty = 1
8) Shopping Cart Feature $1000 Qty = 1
9) Shopping Cart Items $25 Qty = 1
10) User Data Upload Feature $400 Qty = 0
11) Total Bid = $2250
Exercise #8 - Project Presentation
Presentation Notes
1) The Company Name : Playright Music LLC
2) The Web site URL : playrightmusic.net
3) Web site Purpose : To play music clips of a specific performer to entice users to buy
4) The Revenue Model : Contextual Advertising
5) Web development costs : $3150
Homework - Compare Good and Bad Business Sites
Good Web Site #1 : GameFly
Web Site Review : All buttons on the top page link you to other pages and back to the homepage. It gives you a 7 day trial period after you sign up to get a game to rent to see if you like their service. They have games by date or games by Alphabetical Order
Good Web Site #2 : Amazon.com
Web Site Review : It is easy to navingate your way around the website when you search for the item you are looking for. Like Gamefly they have every item listed in a category and the price limit you need.
Bad Web Site #1 : MySpace.com
Web Site Review : Reason being is that anyone can get in here even the most innocent person or a pedophile/a person who claims to be younger then he actually is and sending out fake pictures. It isn't really secure.
Bad Web Site #2 : Google.com
Web Site Review : Despite its ease of use it is confusing due to the fact that it has upgraded its site 10 times in the past 9 years. I don't understand the design of the website